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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency among Newborns in Sana’a City, Yemen

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Medical Biochemistry

Abstract

Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common inborn enzymatic defect in the world. Determining the prevalence of G6PD deficiency is an essential step towards evaluating its impact on the health of a population. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with G6PD deficiency among newborns in Sana'a city, Yemen.
Subjects and methods: This cross-sectional study included 397 newborns from eight public and private hospitals in Sana'a city in the period from January to March 2020. Data about gender and the factors possibly associated with G6PD deficiency were collected using a pre-designed questionnaire. G6PD deficiency was qualitatively detected in fresh blood using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). Data were analyzed using SPSS software, and differences were considered statistically significant at p-value

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2020.32403.1876

Keywords

Newborns, G6PD deficiency, Rapid diagnostic test, Yemen

Authors

First Name

Mogahid

Last Name

Nassar

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sciences and Technology, Sana’a, Yemen

Email

mogahidnassar@yahoo.com

City

Sana'a

Orcid

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Hudna

MiddleName

S

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sciences and Technology, Sana’a, Yemen

Email

drahmedhudna@gmail.com

City

Sana'a

Orcid

-

First Name

Ali

Last Name

Alhaj

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Sana'a, Yemen

Email

alhajjj20@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Abdulhabib

Last Name

Alqubaty

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sciences and Technology, Sana’a, Yemen

Email

alqubaty71@gmail.com

City

Sana'a

Orcid

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First Name

Talal

Last Name

Alqahtani

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sciences and Technology, Sana’a, Yemen

Email

alqahtani.talal@yahoo.com

City

Sana'a

Orcid

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Volume

26

Article Issue

5

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16689

Issue Date

2020-09-01

Receive Date

2020-06-11

Publish Date

2020-09-01

Page Start

806

Page End

813

Print ISSN

1110-1431

Online ISSN

2357-0717

Article File

ZUMJ_Volume 26_Issue 5_Pages 806-813.pdf

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273

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Publication Title

Zagazig University Medical Journal

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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency among Newborns in Sana’a City, Yemen

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Created At

22 Jan 2023